German Car Zone

OK, seen this on other forums, so what are your opinions.

Good question.. can't answer it..

In the southern states, i would assume because they've got gool old Nascar.. No offense to any of members which are from that area (Michael. .. but i don't think he watches Nascar.)

US of A has alot of motosports.. wich they can watch and follow live or on normal time in da US..
F1 comes once a year to america.. and most of the races are aired on akward times..
so that could be a HUGE factor imo

That's a good point. I remember more than a few times F1 races have occured at 2 PM in the afternoon on a saturday, not exactly the best time to show an F1 race.

Many countries don't have even one race on their land, but they're still F1 crazy.
And there's always TIVO, Youtube, and torrent sites+programs.

My dumb explanation is that Americans are only interested in watching Americans do stuff, or maybe Americans beting the crap out of competitors from other countries. Soccer and F1 are dominated by non-Americans, so there's half an answer.

On the other hand, just so happens that only the UK and the British Colonies are interested in Rugby and Cricket. The rest of the world yawns.

And on yet another hand, there's all sorts of sports that are wildly popular in certain regions and are a complete flop in others, so I dunno. Any sociologists in the house?

Maybe an easier answer is that NASCAR is wildly popular in the states - especially amongst the rual/dumbass population. It's so huge, and there's so much money poured into and out of it, there's really not room for another dominant motorsport.

Giving F1 a real shot at the limelight means lots of money, promotion and whatnot. It's a chicken/egg thing that can't work because nobody is going to hang their neck out to promote a sport that'll probably be DOA if it tries to compete with the established Sunday broadcasts.

well the others that dont have a race..doesent have much motorsports going on in their own country..so they are hungry for motorsports

PS
I agree with osna.. Americans doesent like when sports are dominated by others

I think the reasons mentioned so far are all true and part of the explanation.
Another little detail that helps Nascar's popularity here is that the drivers for the most part come across as great guys. When they are interviewed on TV after the race or at any other time, these guys know how to put a face and a character across that is really appealing. Whether it's all sincere or just put on for the media is beside the point, it works. Many look upon them as role models because of their characters. When The Man in the black number 3 car (Dale Earnhardt) got killed a few years ago and the funeral was held in Charlotte, at least in this area it was like Elvis had died.

When I think of the few Formula 1 drivers like Mika Hakkinen and Kimi Raikkonen, both of whom I had great hopes for both for the track and for being individuals that would positively promote the sport, what comes to mind first is Mika's condescending attitude towards some of his fellow drivers like David Coulthardt and Michael Schumacher(don't care to remember the details) and Kimi's latest one liner that made headlines. Of course Kimi and Mika aren't the only ones who did not know how to put on a face that sells, I have heard others here in the US say the same thing about the F1 drivers not being all that likeable compared to their Nascar counterparts.

Answer is so simple. F1 isn't popular in USA because the drivers are not good ol' boys from the south. F1 drivers don't have names like Dale, Ernie, Bubba and Billy Bob so Americans tune out.

^lmao:d